#3979d0

Color #3979d0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3979d0

RGB

rgb(57, 121, 208)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 61.6%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 72.6%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(50.8, 9, -50.86)

LCH

lch(50.8, 51.65, 280.03)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1493, 256.91)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 22.4%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d09039

Analogous

#39c4d0

#3979d0

#4539d0

Triadic

#3979d0

#d03979

#79d039

Split-complementary

#3979d0

#d04539

#c4d039

Tetradic

#3979d0

#9039d0

#d09039

#79d039

Square

#3979d0

#d039c4

#d09039

#39d045

Shades

Color #3979d0 mixed toward black.

#2a64b3

#22508f

#193c6b

#112847

#081424

Tints

Color #3979d0 mixed toward white.

#5a8fd8

#7ba6e0

#9cbce7

#bdd2ef

#dee9f7

Tones

Color #3979d0 mixed toward gray.

#467bc3

#527db7

#5f7faa

#6b819e

#788391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5cc0 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#5853bb · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#3eb1ae · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3979d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3979d0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3979d0 (#3979d0) is rgb(57, 121, 208) in RGB.

No, #3979d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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